Ducks vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 3

Two teams at opposite ends of the Western Conference standings will face off when the Anaheim Ducks (41-29-5, fourth place) host the St. Louis Blues (31-31-12, 13th) on Friday at 10 p.m. ET. The Blues are underdogs on the road, at +120, and the Ducks are -142.

Anaheim fell 4-3 on the road its last time out on April 1 against the San Jose Sharks. Drew Helleson's two points (two assists) led the Ducks.

St. Louis' last game was a road overtime loss, 2-1, against the Los Angeles Kings on April 1. Three Blues skaters had one point each in that outing, including Philip Broberg (one assist) and Robert Thomas (one goal).

Ahead of this matchup, here's who we project to bring home the win in Friday's hockey action.

Ducks vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Anaheim Ducks and St. Louis Blues, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blues 4 - Ducks 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.07 goals)
  

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Ducks vs. Blues Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Ducks-Blues matchup.

• Favorite: Ducks (-142)
• Underdog: Blues (+120)

Ducks Betting Insights

• In the 24 times this season the Ducks have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 14-10 in those games.
• Anaheim is 5-7 when it has played with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter (41.7% win percentage).
• The Ducks have a 58.7% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• In 44 games this season, Anaheim and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Blues Betting Insights

• This season the Blues have been an underdog 47 times, and won 24, or 51.1%, of those games.
• St. Louis is 15-15 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +120 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Blues, based on the moneyline, is 45.5%.
• St. Louis' games this season have had more than 6.5 goals 28 of 73 times.

Ducks Key Stats

• Anaheim's 244 total goals (3.2 per game) make it the 11th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Ducks rank 29th in goals against, giving up 260 total goals (3.5 per game) in NHL action.
• Its goal differential (-16) ranks 19th in the league.
• The 43 power-play goals the Ducks have put up this season (on 238 power-play chances) rank 19th in the NHL.
• Anaheim has the league's 23rd-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.07%).
• The Ducks have scored eight shorthanded goals this season.
• Anaheim has the league's 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.78%).
• Anaheim wins 47.6% of its faceoffs (26th in NHL).
• The Ducks have a 10.7% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 20th in the league.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis' 195 goals on the season (2.6 per game) rank 29th in the league.
• The Blues have allowed 230 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 15th in the NHL.
• Its -35 goal differential ranks 29th in the league.
• The Blues have 33 power-play goals (31st in NHL) on 191 chances.
• St. Louis' power-play percentage (17.28) puts the team 29th in the league.
• This season, the Blues have six shorthanded goals (11th in league).
• St. Louis' has the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (75.12%).
• St. Louis wins 49.4% of faceoffs, 19th-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.5%, the Blues are 23rd in the league.